3ERemoval of board from office and appointment of administrator

3E Removal of board from office and appointment of administrator

3E Removal of board from office and appointment of administrator

(1) Where the board has failed or neglected to make or levy rates as required by this Act or otherwise to exercise or discharge its powers, authorities, duties and functions under this Act in any material respect, the Governor may, by proclamation published in the Gazette, remove all the members of the board from office as such members.

(2) Where the Governor has pursuant to subsection (1) removed the members of the board from office, the Governor may, by proclamation at the same or any subsequent time, appoint an administrator who shall have the powers, authorities, duties, functions and liabilities of the board and who shall be paid out of the Border Fence Maintenance Fund established by this Act such salary as the Governor may from time to time determine.

(3) At any time after the appointment of an administrator as aforesaid, the Governor may in accordance with and subject to the provisions of section 3A appoint the persons to be appointed as members of the board under subsection (5) of that section and thereupon:

(a) the Commissioner shall resume office as a member and the chairperson of the board, and

(b) the administrator shall cease to hold office as such.

s 3E: Ins 1957 No 40, sec 2. Am 2015 No 24, Sch 8.44 [7].